Gamings best character relationships

[blxtnsq]

Probably between the most of the characters in Dragon Age, especially Morrigan, Wynne, Alistair, Zevran and Oghren. It's just awesome to step back and take the PC out of the conversation and listen to the NPCs talk to/laugh at/yell at/hit on/suck up to each other.

Same deal with the KOTOR games.

And one of my favourites, the squad members in Republic Commando. Listening to them during missions is one of the highlights of the game.

 

[jdogtwodolla]

Ratchet & Clank in the first game where he gets mad at Clank and wants to sell him. i like that part.

Funny you mentioned Nathan Drake because thats the first thing that popped into my head when seeing this.

 

[Casual Shinji]

Wander and Agro in Shadow of the Colossus. I have no reason. No dialogue, but a touching relationship.

This is probably the best example in this thread.

The Prince and Farah would come in at a close second.

 

[Captain Pirate]

Reznov and Dimitri in Call of Duty: World at War. Was awesome how you and him fight together in the Stalingrad, and how he uses what happened there in future morale rallies for his troops. Kind of like a best friend/student-mentor relationship at the same time. He instructs you what to do at times, and praises you as he would a friend when you do something right. He kind of treats you like an equal even though you're a lower rank because you earned his respect.

 

[brickx2]

Alex and Eli from Half Life 2.

Spoiler

His death is the saddest I have ever felt from a video game.

 

[JoJo]

Harry Mason and his daughter Cheryl from Silent Hill and SH: Shattered Memories, you get the feeling that Harry has absolutely no life apart from looking after his daughter...

 

[TheGreenManalishi]

Samus Aran and nobody.

Big Boss and The Boss in MGS3 *Salutes*

 

[Palademon]

Wander and Agro in Shadow of the Colossus. I have no reason. No dialogue, but a touching relationship.

especially when you saw agro go off the edge and come back

 

[Superior Mind]

The Pokemon guy and the rival.

4 serious - probably G Man and Freeman.

 

[Lemon Of Life]

Your character and the Adoring Fan in Oblivion. All those cold, long nights spent in dungeons...together.

 

[ottenni]

Medic and Heavy. A bromance like no other.

 

[DontHassleTheHoff]

Agent G and Isaac Washington in House of the Dead: Overkill. Yeah, both of them were absurd, but at least it made me laugh.

'What'd that G stand for? Genocide?'

 

[Guffe]

Mario and Luigi or Donkey Kong and Didi (Kong, is his last name Kong too??)

 

[ShrapnelHound]

Raziel and Kain from the Legacy of Kain series

 

[Zhukov]

The Prince and Farah from Sands of Time come to mind.

EDIT: Oh crap, someone already mentioned them. Okay, some other choices...

- Alyx and DOG have a little corner of my heart all to themselves.
- Sten and Liliana from Dragon Age were most amusing to listen to. ("Softie!")
- Jade and Pey'j from Beyond Good & Evil were pretty adorable.
- GLaDOS and Chell. Sort of. Despite Chell being silent.

 

[seditary]

I kinda skimmed but didn't notice anyone say Minsc and Boo, the greatest couple ever in history.

 

[PsionicAtlas]

Jackie and his girlfriend Jenny in The Darkness...all those little touches such as being able to watch an entire movie with her in game right up until this

Spoiler

Uncle Paulie kills her, played the game just to kill that bastard

 

[Triple G]

Kratos and his bitter fued with Zues?

It's Zeus, Mr.Illiterate.

 

[Sonicron]

Raziel and Kain from the Legacy of Kain series

Personally, I prefer the relationship between Raziel and the Elder God. (Rest in peace, Mr. Jay.)

Also, among recent games 'NieR' has a great and hilarious relationship between the protagonist and the haughty, cantankerous magical tome Grimoire Weiss.

 

[Mistermixmaster]

Snake and Otacon. Those two have a great friendship that really moves me.

darn it, ninja'd...

The friendship Joe 'Red' Heartsock and Matt Baker have in the Brothers in Arms series is also on this list IMHO